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Adages never seen in writing? (7)

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'adages' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'never seen in writing?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for sayings that I've seen before include "Maxims, adages" , "Comments" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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